More than 150 US institutions have put their weight behind an amicus brief in support of OPT opportunities for international graduates in the country, following a renewed legal threat from WashTech.

Stakeholders are welcoming a new rule that means exemption to Covid travel restrictions for students from August 2021, but are calling for more action - especially to address extreme visa backlogs in China.

New York State higher education institutions have written to the US government urging it to open consulates for F-1 student visa processing and allow officers to either waive in-person interview requirements or allow online interviews.

USCIS has announced flexible measures for certain international students who had experienced delays in receiving their receipt notices for OPT.